Content Archive: January 2018

FBOs

California Firm Partners on Chinese Genav Development

Threshold Aviation Group, which operates FBOs, charter, and maintenance businesses is partnering to help develop those services in Northern China.
FBOs

Skyservice To Expand at Toronto Pearson

The company expects to start construction soon on a massive new hangar and terminal project on the airport's south side.
Aircraft

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet

How to Quit the Airlines and Fly on a Private Jet
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Accidents

NTSB: Severe Vibration Triggered Bell 525 Breakup

The vibration initiated at 92 percent Nr excited the main rotor scissors mode—the adjacent blades were moving together and apart in a scissors motion.

Titanium Asia Conference To Be Held Before Singapore Airshow

The first-ever conference, which will address the state of the aerospace industry and supply chain issues, will be held on February 4 and 5.
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Sees Double-digit Growth in Flight Hours

Its all-Bombardier fleet—which includes the Challenger 350, 650, and 850 and Global 5000 and 6000—now numbers 72 aircraft.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Legacy 600 Avionics Upgrade Adds LCDs, FANS-1/A+

Duncan Aviation created a package with Honeywell to update an Embraer Legacy’s avionics, which prompted the service provider to create three new STCs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Increases Rental Turbine Engine Pool

The pool includes rental engines for Honeywell models such as the HTF7000, HTF7350, and TFE731 (-2C, -3, -5B, -20, -40, and -60).
Maintenance and Modifications

Leonardo Helicopters Opens Mx Facility at Milano Linate Prime

This facility is equipped to provide maintenance for private and commercial AgustaWestland AW109 and AW139 helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation Announces STC for NXT-600 Transponder

The first aircraft the Stevens Aviation Dayton avionics team STC'd with the L3 NXT-600 was a Citation 650 with a non-integrated avionics suite.